And so we are, another month and another year comes to conclusion, and as is tradition here my Top5 songs of this month with links to both the Spotufy Playlist and to each artists’ page so that you, the reader can learn more about them and hopefully support their music. Enjoy!
Many years ago my father was gifted Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré and Ry Cooder (best known for Buena Vista Social Club), and the opening track “Bonde” is one of my favorite ones of the record since then. However I recommend that you listen to the whole record, which is sung in many African dialects, since it is worth a listen.
Chico Buarque is one of the greatest songwriters in bossa nova, at least in my opinion, and this particular song is one of my favorite ones by him. It’s an ironical song about the situation in Brazil at the time it was written and never fails to bring a smile to my face. Plus, the instrumental section is amazing.
Paradise Lost is band with many phases in their career that go through several styles within metal and rock in general, “One Second” was a song I started listening when they released the live album At the Mill, and now I decided to listen to the original rendition from the album of the same name released in 1997, and it doesn’t disappoint. It’s moody and dark, which is a continual trend in their music throughout their career.
I discovered Eye of Melian through songwriter and keyboard player Martijn Westerholt who I knew from Delain. “Blackthorn Winter” is a very simple and soothing song that relaxes me a lot and takes me on a ride through a fantasy story beautifully sung by Johanna Kurkela. It reminds me a lot of other bands that mix rock/metal/pop with orchestral arrangements that make almost pop songs, like Dark Side of the Moon (just to mention one of my favorite ones in this genre).
Brad Melhdau is an amazing jazz pianist, but Highway Rider is a double album in which he joins jazz with orquestral arrangements, from which “Don’t Be Sad” is my favorite song. It seems like a song written by a father to his son (and probably it was). It is has a melancholically to it, but with a silver lining.
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Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7ssfjy8lcwS7ZwWiukHAZj?si=6024768ef8664707
Eye of Melian: https://eyeofmelian.com/band/
Chico Buarque: https://www.chicobuarque.com.br/
Paradise Lost: https://paradiselost.co.uk/
Ali Farka Touré: https://www.alifarkatoure.com/
Brad Mehldau: https://www.bradmehldaumusic.com/
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